Hello Hoggetowne Parents

This is going to be a great year at Hoogetowne Middle with a  new school , new teachers, new principal.

To have a successful year we need you parents!

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Hoogetwone’s funding is very low and to get what the school needs to teach our children we will need everyone’s help to meet our goal of a fun, safe, and simulating school year of all of our children.

Please come to the meeting once a month on the 2nd Thursday of the month at Hoogetowne Middle school at 6pm. If your unable to make the meeting please sign up to  volunteer of any of our events this year.  We are a team!  Parents are the back bone of every seccussfull school year. Lets make this happen together!

2012 – 2013 PTG Borad is as follows (voted at 9/11/12 PTG Meeting …Updated 12-23-12-kam)

President

Shelia Mill

Vice-President

Karrie Munkittrick

Secretary

Open

Treasurer

Cathy Flint

April 2013 Approved Meeting Minutes

Monday, April 8th, 2013
Shelia Miller- President called meeting to order at 1611.
Present at Meeting:
Shelia Miller (President), Nelda Lopez (Principal), Carol Lowe (Teacher), Cathy Flint (Treasurer), and Julie Brems (Secretary/Parent).
Quorum was acquired.
Discussed and voted to approve the minutes for March. All approved.
Discussion:
• Shelia mentioned that Karrie ordered 100 Bubba-Ques cards. She had to sign a contract that we would return the money or the unsold cards.
o Need to make posters to advertise (Karrie)
• Julie mentioned that the Pancake/Waffle Fundraiser has been doing well. Earned almost $100 over the past 3 weeks.
• The PartyLite fundraiser earned almost $230. The Premier Jewelry Fundraiser was not well supported.
• Julie mentioned that Beth Taylor had arranged for food to be donated so we could do a fish fry fundraiser.
o Concrete donations? Pick a date. Friday evening?
• Mrs. Lowe mentioned having lunch fundraisers for kids (possibly subs for $5)
o Julie to contact Subway and Jimmy Johns
• Mrs. Lowe mentioned asking for $1 a week donations. Shelia to send out an email. Advertise on Facebook.
• Cathy suggested an Applebees breakfast fundraiser
• Cathy suggested a Skate Station fundraiser.
• Shelia mentioned we need to continue selling yearbook ads. $50 for half a page, full colored. She will ask Karrie if we can sell ¼ page for $25.
• Ms. Nelda would like donations of trail mix and Chex mix for FCAT testing snacks. Donations need to be in by this Thursday so the Culinary Club can prepackage the bags of snacks on Friday. Shelia to send out an email asking for donations.
Reviewed Treasurer Report:
• Balance as of 4/7/13 $487.86
o Ms. Nelda said that school does not need the 2nd $300 payment for the copier at the moment.
The next meeting is May 6th at 3:45 pm
Meeting was adjourned at 4:40 pm.

PTG Meeting Monday May, 6th, 2013 at 3:45pm.

Hello all we will have the PTG meeting on Monday, May 6th after school at 3:45pm. I hope you will be able to join us as we will discuss fundraiser to do over the summer to keep the money coming in for next year. Hope to see you all there. If you can’t make it, please watch for the minutes which will be posted shortly after the meeting.
Thanks for all your help throughout the year…..

Pancake/Waffle Breakfast is back tomorrow

The pancake and waffle breakfast is back tomorrow morning. The cost is still $2.00.
Bring your $2.00 and come hungry. We will continue the waffle and pancake breakfast on Wednesday mornings until the end of school. Enjoy…Happy Wednesday…..

Bubbaques-BBQ Sandwich tickets are now here!

Bubbaques-BBQ Sandwich tickets are now here! Pulled Pork Sandwich With One Side (Beans, Fries, or Slaw)
$5.00 each. Below is the order form and the payment and we will send will have your tickets ready. We do have a limited amount of tickets so don’t wait order and pay for your tickets today.

Shelia Miller
PTG President

March 2013 Approved Minutes

March 4th, 2013
Shelia Miller- President called meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
Present at Meeting:
Shelia Miller (President), Karrie Munkittrick (VP), Julie Brems, and Jane Medley (Parents)
Quorum was acquired.
Discussed and voted to approve the minutes for February. All approved.
Reviewed Treasurer Report:
Balance as of 3/4/13 $617.36 (not including one of the already approved $300 payments for the copier that Ms. Nelda had requested)
$28.56 was raised from last bake sale, $204 from Valentines Fundraisers
New Business:
• Discussed vacancies in PTG Board as the newly appointed Secretary and Treasurer have resigned. Cathy Flint was reinstated as treasurer.
• Discussed delivering future candy grams at either homeroom or last class of the day rather than at lunch to improve delivery
• Need to start planning the Graduation Awards Ceremony for the end of year- would like parents of 8th graders to help plan. Last year was nice- held at St. Michaels church- need a microphone.
Proposals for Fundraisers:
• Jane proposed a Premier Jewelry Fundraiser from Bethany, Avery’s Mom. We discussed possibly combining Party Lite and Premier Jewelry Fundraiser night on March 19th at 6pm.
• Julie suggested that Genghi’s Grill has a fundraiser where organizations earn 20% of the purchases. Karrie suggested other restaurants that have similar fundraiser opportunities such as BubbaQues and Jason’s Deli.
• Karrie proposed selling BubbaQues cards for pork sandwich and fries that earns 50% profit. Karrie is to speak with owner about pre-ordering some cards to sell.
• Julie proposed selling chicken dinners afterschool as a way to raise funds.
• Julie proposed having a pancake breakfast fundraiser. Jane volunteered to help with cooking and providing a waffle iron to use. First pancake/waffle fundraiser is 3/13 starting at 7:30am with the possibility of continuing every Wednesday morning. Sell 2 pancakes or 1 waffle for $2, if supplies are donated it would be all profit.
• Karrie mentioned we need to continue selling yearbook ads. $50 for half a page, full colored. Jane volunteered to help Karrie with graphics.
• Julie suggested creating a donation letter that could be mailed out to businesses to ask for donations for a silent auction. (possibly a fundraiser for May)
• Ms. Nelda had previously mentioned doing a walk-a-thon.
The next meeting is April 8th at 3:45 pm
Meeting was adjourned at 5:20 pm.

Yearbook Ads on sale now!

Local Gainesville Business , Parents, Grandparents, Family and Friends. Would you like to help support a local charter school for the performing arts? Advertise your business, congratulation photo collage to a student or just show your support! 

Hoggetowne Middle School Yearbook Ads Full Color Ad , size 8 x 5 ONLY  $50.00

Download form here >

Deadline April 5th, 2013. Please email artwork or photos and text to graphic designer Karrie M. at weedotart@gmail.com

Artwork / Graphic Details

Any and all images/or fully designed ads must be 300dpi (dots per inch)
in file format jpeg, pdf or tif.
Copies of saved images from any where on the web are not 
commercial print ready and will be rejected. Website images are only 72dpi.

Party Lite Fundraiser

On March 5th a packet went home with Hoggetowne Middle School students for a Party Lite Fundraiser. Orders are due March 19th, and items will be in , in perfect time for Mother Days.

Students that sell at least 1 item will be invited to a Pizza Party and the top 5 selling will be enter into a drawing for a $50.00 Party Lite Lantern.

Please also join us for a Party Lite Fundraising Party on March 19th at 6pm at Hoggetowne Middle School for an opportunity to see and smell, Party Lites full catalog with our host Julies Berms

50% of all orders goes to Hoggetowne Middle School.

 Hope to see you there!

Pancake or Waffle Breakfast March 13th $2.00

PTG will be selling freshly made waffle or pancake breakfasts on  the morning of March 13th for $2.00

 

PTG February 2013 – Approved Minutes

February 4, 2013
Shelia Miller – President called meeting to order at 3:50.
Present at the meeting: Shelia Miller (President), Karrie Munkittrick (Vice President), Kim Winters, Julie Brems, Katandra Witter, Erin King, Marti Verkler, Wanda Haas, James Phelps (All Parent), Mr. Polakoff, Ms. Lowe, Mr. Thompson, Julia Hare and Mr. Hixon (All Teachers).
Quorum was acquired.
Discussed and voted to approve the minutes for November, December and January. All approved all minutes.
Wanda Haas nominated herself for the secretary position and became secretary by acclamation.
Kim Winter nominated himself for the Treasurer position and became Treasurer by acclamation.
Treasurer’s Report: The balance of our account is $423.00 after making the copier payments that Ms. Nelda had requested from the PTG.
We will begin to sell Heart Grams on Friday, February 8th through Wednesday, February 13th.
Karrie will begin selling the Heart Grams at lunch time on the 8th. Julie will sell them on Monday the 11th at lunch time and Kim will sell them Wednesday the 13th at lunch time. Shelia will sell them Monday the 11th through Wednesday the 13th after school. The Heart Grams will be passed out on February 14th during lunch.
Shelia will send out an email to all parents with the Heart Gram slip for parents to fill out and send into school.

Proposals for fundraiser:
Julie proposed having a Party Lite fundraiser. The PTG will make 50% from the fundraiser catalog and 20% from the full line catalog.
The Party Lite fundraiser catalogs will be handed out on March 4th and the party and order collection will be held on March 19th at 6:00pm.

Ms. Lowe suggested asking the parents for $5.00 a month to help supplement the schools needs.
Ms. Lowe also suggested that we get someone famous to autograph one of their items for us to auction on EBay.

Ms. Hare is working on putting together a 15 month calendar to sell to raise money for the school needs.
We will also put out an email to request for supplies and contact companies for donations.

Katandra spoke about all the grants on GRU.com and Kim said he would check into these.

Mr. Polakoff suggested discount cards which we can contact Chickfala, CiCi Pizza and many other establishments offer these for fundraising.

Also if you shop at Target or Office Depot we are registered and you can chose to donate to our school.

Karrie suggested that we start selling the advertisement for the yearbook. The cost for a half page colors add is $50.00.
Karrie will let us know what the dead line is for the yearbook and the advertisements.

The next meeting will be March 4th at 3:45pm.
Meeting was adorned at 5:00pm.

Sweet Grams Sale

Sweet Grams will go on sale Feb 8th to Feb 13th at Lunch time and Delivery will be on Feb 14th at lunch time.

Blow Up Gram $1.00

Bag of Candy Gram $2.00